Silivri Kalepark is an urban public park situated inside the historic castle ( tr, kale) in Silivri district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Owned by the local municipality, it was opened in 2020 after restoration works. It contains an open-air museum exhibiting stone artifacts found in and around the town. The park is situated inside the historic castle located on the top of a hill at the seaside, a -high cliff. The castle is dated to the 3rd century AD while mosdt of the remains are from the 9th and 12th century. The park was opened after restoration works by the local municipality on 30 August 2020. The open-air museum features around 150 stone artifacts from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods found in and around Silivri. There is an open-air cafe and coffeehouse inside the park.

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Some exhibits of the open-air museum in the Silivri Kalepark: File:SilivriCastlePark (22).jpg, Bilingual information board about the catle File:SilivriCastlePark (12).jpg, Byzantine relief ornament on stone File:SilivriCastlePark (14).jpg, Greek-language inscription File:SilivriCastlePark (6).jpg, Hebrew-language inscription File:SilivriCastlePark (17).jpg, Ottoman Turkish-language gravestone File:SilivriCastlePark (18).jpg, Ottoman period fountain {{commons category, Silivri Castle Park Castles in Istanbul Province Open-air museums in Turkey Parks in Istanbul Silivri 2020 establishments in Turkey Museums established in 2020